Smartphone Samsung GALAXY S2 has achieved outstanding results in an independent test, which aimed to determine which phones are functional in terms of temperatures well below 0 degrees. The Finnish magazine, MikroPC, demonstrated that Samsung phones can operate at temperatures between 38 and -20 degrees C.

Technical team from MikroPC tested 15 of the most popular mobile phones available in Finland, in the Weather Room, located in the Research Centre VTT Espoo, Finland. This laboratory specialized in research offers full control of internal temperature, which means that the temperatures indicated by the measuring apparatus can be modified even a fraction of a degree.

MikroPC found that smartphone at low temperatures is Samsung GALAXY S2, which ran up when temperatures reached -35 degrees Celsius. GALAXY S2 was also smartphone has continued to function smoothly when the temperature reached -30 degrees Celsius. Even if Android Xcover not part of the balancing test between the best selling 15 mobile phones, it behaved as good as Galaxy S2.

Samsung has announced that it will officially launch the Samsung Galaxy S2 on August 29, 2011, in New York City.

The Galaxy S2 is one of the most anticipated devices by US Android-lovers and Samsung has already sold more than 3 million devices.

Samsung Galaxy S2 features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, a 8-megapixel camera with Full HD 1080p video recording and a 2 megapixel front camera. It comes with 16 GB of internal storage (with a microSD slot), NFC Support, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and can support certain USB devices (mice, external hard drives) through the USB-On-The-Go protocol.Different rumors says that the Samsung Galaxy S2 will likely launch as the Galaxy S 2 Attain (on AT&T), S 2 Function (on Verizon), and S 2 Within (on Sprint). The Galaxy S2 has already been on sale in Europe and Asia, setting sales records for Samsung and it’s definitely one of the powerful highly-anticipated device Android devices of this year.

This private event will be hosted on August 29th in New York City and will reveal the Galaxy S2 along with the US carrier variants, to all members of the press and media. So, don’t forget to check us back on August 29 to find all the goodies Samsung will prepare for Galaxy S2.

Samsung has announced that it will officially launch the Samsung Galaxy S2 in US on August 29, 2011, in New York City.

The Galaxy S2 is one of the most anticipated devices by US Android-lovers and Samsung has already sold more than 3 million devices.

Samsung Galaxy S2 features a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, a 8-megapixel camera with Full HD 1080p video recording and a 2 megapixel front camera. It comes with 16 GB of internal storage (with a microSD slot), NFC Support, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, and can support certain USB devices (mice, external hard drives) through the USB-On-The-Go protocol.Different rumors says that the Samsung Galaxy S2 will likely launch as the Galaxy S 2 Attain (on AT&T), S 2 Function (on Verizon), and S 2 Within (on Sprint). The Galaxy S2 has already been on sale in Europe and Asia, setting sales records for Samsung and it’s definitely one of the powerful highly-anticipated device Android devices of this year.

This private event will be hosted on August 29th in New York City and will reveal the Galaxy S2 along with the US carrier variants, to all members of the press and media. So, don’t forget to check us back on August 29 to find all the goodies Samsung will prepare for Galaxy S2.

A new software update for Samsung Galaxy S II has been leaked and it’s apparently a beta built of the Android 2.3.4 update, known as the build XXG1 or firmware version I9100XXKG1.

This is a minor update from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 and brings a few features and improvements such as:

enabled video calls in Google Talk

improvement in battery life

improved reception and patched security holes

According to some folks over at SamFirmware the update is a beta built of the Android 2.3.4 update for the Galaxy S II, and there are a choice of custom ROMs based on the latest Android OS available. They got their hands on a leaked firmware update to Android version 2.3.4 which seems to be the firmware version I9100XXKG1, with a build date July – 5 – 2011.

The Galaxy S II (GS2) is one of the fastest devices in the market. It packs a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and a Mali 400MP GPU, the phone is absolutely great. Additionally, it has a maddening 1 GB RAM to offer you all the crazy multitasking you ever dreamed about. Other great features include an 8 megapixel snapper, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, FM Radio, gyroscope, accelerometer, and an NFC chip.

As a reminder, Galaxy S2 features a 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen, is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and has 8 megapixels camera with LED flash capable to record videos at 1080p resolution. Also, Galaxy S2 runs the latest version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Another great smartphone is preparing to make its entrance on stage in a very short time, its name is Galaxy S2 and is as you might know the successor of Samsung Galaxy S. The S2 has appeared once again on the web, but this time with more specifications.

Galaxy S2 is expected to come with a two ARM Cortex A9 CPU’s with 1 GHz frequency, an 8 megapixels camera which is capable to record FullHD videos and will run the latest version of Android, the 2.3 Gingerbread. The RAM memory is expected to be 1 GB.

Another important detail of Galaxy S2 are the graphics, which according to Samsung will be improved up to 5X. Galaxy S2 is expected to have only 9 mm thickness.

The first official presentation of Samsung Galaxy S2 should be at MWC 2011.

The possible successor of Galaxy S is getting leaked and brings some precious information about the future Galaxy S2 along with a picture and specs list.

So, let’s reveal the goodies and see what this baby packs. Features include a 4.3 inch SAMOLED2 display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution and 340 DPI, a 8 megapixels camera capable to record full HD video and a 2 GHz processor. Also it has a 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM, 32 GB storage with microSD slot for cards up to 32 GB. Speaking about connectivity Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and A-GPS are included.

Other features include an accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity. Let’s not forget about the latest but not the least important aspect, which is the OS, and it appears the future Galaxy S2 will run Android 3.0.